i dont mind if kids hold my snake but only my normals dont want to ruin my clown lol as for other people family i dont mind and some friends i dont mind. and if some one is comeing to possibly buy a snake from me i meet them outside my house or somewhere else i have them use hand sanitizer in case they decide to back out and my snake wont get nothing bad. i know its over the top but hey i take great care of my dalings lol